Friday, March 3, 2023

**REVIEW TOUR** Toe The Line by Penelope Ward




Title: Toe the Line
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Trope: Friends-to-Lovers
Release Date: February 27, 2023


BLURB

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a friends-to-lovers story spanning more than a decade…

At first, I thought I’d hate spending the summer with Archie Remington—the conceited son of my parents’ friends.
What I knew about Archie: he was gorgeous, pre-law, and had always treated me like I didn’t exist when we were younger.
When our families bought a house together on an island in Maine, he and I were forced to share a bathroom.
The boy I remembered was now a full-grown man—but with the same attitude.
After a rough start, Archie and I unexpectedly started getting along one day and eventually became friends. We shared secrets and bonded during our morning jogs. I discovered that Archie had a wild spirit and that he struggled to conform to his father’s expectations.
Things were cool until I had to go and ruin it, getting drunk one night, and blurting out my fantasy—involving him.
I took it back, but it was too late. Archie had heard me loud and clear. After that, we never quite knew how to toe the line.
When that summer came to an abrupt and shocking end, I headed back to college, unsure if anything would ever be the same again.
Across the miles over the years, he and I stayed in touch as friends, but fate and timing always kept us from becoming more.
You know the saying: If two people are meant to be, they’ll find their way back to each other?
Let’s just say Archie came back into my life in a way I would’ve never expected.
And this time, my heart would really be put to the test.








PURCHASE LINKS
5 Stars

"Mis-Matched socks"

This is another great read from Penelope Ward.
Noelle and Archie's story started in a beach house in Maine.  With their families together for the vacation.
The story of that summer is spread out the first half of the book.
It was a great summer, until it wasn't anymore.
The timing was never right for these two.  It took 12 years for everything to finally work out.
There are struggles and hardships and mistakes made.  But in the end, it all worked out.
I love both Archie and Noelle.  They are perfect for each other. 
This is a great read.

AUTHOR BIO


Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.


AUTHOR LINKS



OTHER BOOKS BY PENELOPE WARD


AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU



AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU




AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU



Thursday, March 2, 2023

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Boomer by Marie James

 Release Date: March 2


Secrets are poison.
They eat away at you from the inside.
I doubt there’s a single person in the club that would have a problem with who I am.
Keeping my mouth shut is all about my own shame.
Who I am isn’t acceptable.
That’s what my Fundamentalist family raised me to believe, but even after leaving home, I couldn’t be myself.
Fighting against it never really became a struggle until the flirty bartender set his eyes on me.
He made me wish for things I couldn’t have.
Resisting him was easy until that first kiss.
Now there’s a very real chance my shame will ruin us both.

Grab Your Copy Here:
Amazon  
Free in KU
Grab in Audio!
Tonya's Review
4 Stars

This is the twenty fifth book in the Cerberus MC series.  They are stand alones, so it's okay if you're just now joining the party.
This is a MM read.
It does deal with Boomer's childhood trauma.  It shows there are different types of grooming.  It's not all sexual grooming either.  
Drake also had some trauma with an ex of his. 
Boomer has a lot he needs to come to terms with.  He struggles with how he was raised vs how he actually feels.
There is a lot of self doubt, guilt, and double thinking.
I will say after that ending, I can't wait for Ugly's story now
Meet Marie James


Let's see...where to begin...

I'm inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we're doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master's degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there's usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I'm not writing; I'm reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I'm reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it's gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

Connect with Marie James

Hosted By:

Monday, February 20, 2023

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken


 

Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken is now live!

 

A mafia romance about family, loyalty, and love, Dissolution is the powerful conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken's Eagle Elite series.

"There is always a beginning—I will be their end."

For ten years the Cosa Nostra has ruled with an iron fist in Chicago—their reign is about to end, and I'll be the one to bring them down.

One more job for the Italian Americans, and I'm done.
Except this "one job" involves saving the boss's brother and sister.
When things go horribly wrong, and a price is put on all of our heads from my Family back home—I'm forced to stay in Chicago, offer not just my gun but my protective services to the young girl I saved while also making sure nobody touches her.
Myself included.

My own Family has splintered.
Half want me dead, half want me alive, and the only people willing to protect me are the very ones I hate—her included.

I'm the Grim Reaper of the Sicilian mafia, and I bow to no one, not even her, so when she asks me to teach her to fight, when she tells me she wants to be made, I give in just so I can piss off the bosses.
Only I made one mistake.

I protect her from the world.
But who protects me from her?

One more battle remains between the families in Italy and in the States.
One more battle where I'm torn between both sides.
And I'm left protecting the one girl who has the potential to wreck us all.

It all started a decade ago at Eagle Elite University—the beginning.
It will end on the streets of Chicago—with me as the end.

I, Santino Sinacore, am their end.


**This may be the end of the OG Eagle Elite, but it is NOT the end of the Eagle Elite World!**

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo!

Amazon: https://bit.ly/3RxaTJc

Apple Books: http://bit.ly/3l3OpTZ

Nook: http://bit.ly/3jpTW6D

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3XfjoKd

Audible: Coming Soon!

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/40qh2ut

 Tonya's Review

5 Stars


OMG! OMG! Another fantastic Eagle Elite book.  Now if you're an OG EE like me and have them all (multiple times), this takes place before the Mafia Royals (2nd Generation) series.

This is Santino and Katya's story.  Both are new characters.  Santino is The assassin from the families in Italy.  He wants his freedom and to get out.  But there really is only one way out.

There is so much that I want to say, but I refuse to give any spoilers.  And not giving spoilers is a hard thing right now because I want to list all the reason why I loved reading this book, but I can't.

I will say that this is a must read!  You will feel so much while reading this.  I cried and was worried multiple times while reading this. That first chapter will get you. 

"I used pain to save you and I will always use pain to save you whether it's telling you a lie that stabs me in the heart- or whether I tell you a truth to set you free."


Remember...

Blood In

No Out!

Meet Rachel

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 110 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she’s been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated into more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, a naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenAuthor.com.

Connect with Rachel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelVanDyken

Website: http://rachelvandykenauthor.com

Newsletter: http://bit.ly/RVDNewsletter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachvd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachVD

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2cNVwL9

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/RVDGR

RVD Facebook Group: https://smarturl.it/RVD_FB_Group

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rachelvandyken/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachvd

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/RachVD

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** You Can't Kiss The Nanny, Brady Banks by Piper Rayne


You Can't Kiss the Nanny, Brady Banks by Piper Rayne is now live!

Brady Banks.

The Kingsmen’s best wide receiver.

Rich AF.

Hot as hell.

A stallion in the sack.

How do I know that last fact? I may have shared a one-night stand with him six months ago when I was rebounding from a broken heart.

I didn’t forget him, but I was done with him, until I discovered he’s the single dad of the boy I’ve been hired to nanny.

It’s near impossible to ignore my attraction to him now that we’re living under the same roof—but I have no choice.

First, this job pays well, and I need the money to move out of my parents’ spare room.

Second, he’s a public figure and there’s no room for me to get caught up in a scandal with him—I can’t disappoint my parents again.

Third, men like Brady were built to break hearts. I barely managed to piece mine back together after my failed engagement and Brady would do irreparable damage if I gave him the chance.

Let the longest three months of my life begin…

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and Kobo!

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GQ3dug

Apple Books: https://apple.co/3JFDcA2

Nook: https://bit.ly/3rP7BWs

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3gE5tKK

Google Play: https://bit.ly/3I0MAgT

 

Audible: https://books2read.com/ycktnbb

Narrated by: Cindy Kay & Aaron Shedlock

Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3Bsywu8

Tonya's Review
5 Stars
Well, Brady Banks did way more than just kiss the nanny!
This is a great read.  I absolutely love Brady and Violet.
Both have their hang ups about having a relationship.
Brady is a single dad.  He has to put Theo first.  He's an amazing dad too.  He doesn't want Theo to get hurt.  Which is understandable.
Violet has been hurt before.  We do learn all about it.  Plus her parents aren't really supportive of her.  She feels like such a disappointment to them.  She's great though  They're wrong.
I love how this played out.
I can't wait for Twyla and Chase.  Miles' head is going to explode!
I'm hoping Bryce is paired up with Miles.  

Meet Piper Rayne

Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write "heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle" about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

Connect with Piper Rayne

Website: www.PiperRayne.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15810938.Piper_Rayne

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Rayne/e/B01ND0R15R

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PiperRayne/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiperRaynesUnicorns

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpiperrayne/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperRayneRocks

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorpiperrayne

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/piper-rayne

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorpiperrayne/_created/

Other: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PiperRayne?ref=shop_sugg

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/PiperRayne

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Torch by Chelle Bliss


Torch by Chelle Bliss is now live!

Trace Caldo's smart mouth always gets him in trouble. As the youngest of three brothers, he's used to scrapping to earn respect. But when he picks a fight with the wrong person, Trace ends up kidnapped, bound, and blindfolded with no hope for escape. And when a beautiful woman comes to his rescue and offers him a way to stay alive, Trace can't refuse her.

Ana Marie Kelly appears to live a charmed life. Raised in a wealthy family, she has everything a woman can want—if you don't count freedom. Ana's always been under her father's thumb, expected to do as she's told and not bring shame upon the family. But when Ana makes a mistake that could send her life in a tailspin, she can only think of one way out—the handsome man in her father's garage.

...and their only way out is to say, "I do."

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo!

Amazon: https://geni.us/torch-amz

Apple Books: https://geni.us/torch-apple

Nook: https://geni.us/torch-bn

Kobo: https://geni.us/torch-kb

Google Play: Coming soon!

Goodreads: https://geni.us/torch-g

Ashes is now on SALE!

Read it today for 99¢

https://bit.ly/3XmIwzc

 Tonya's Review

5 Stars


This is book 11 in the Men of Inked: Heatwave series. They are all stand alones, but I have have loved each one.  You have to love this family!

This is Trace and Ana's story.

The first meeting was intense between these two.  It was literally life or death and a couple of choices to make for each of them.  

I love how these two just connected so well.  Yes, they got together to save each other, but watching their feelings develop was awesome.  

Seeing Ana get stronger and be able to stand up to her father was great.  Seeing Trace change from his playboy was awesome.  

I can't wait for more from this family.  

Meet Chelle


Chelle Bliss is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of Men of Inked Series and Misadventures of a City Girl.

She's a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, coffee fiend, ex-high school history teacher, and currently lives near the beach even though she hates sand. Chelle loves spending time with her two cats, alpha boyfriend, and chatting with readers.

Connect with Chelle

Website: menofinked.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7164384.Chelle_Bliss

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chelle-Bliss/e/B00FIPAHYQ/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorchellebliss1

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blisshangout/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorchellebliss/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChelleBliss1

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/chelle-bliss

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chelleblissauthor

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/chellebliss10/

Other: https://bingebooks.com/author/chelle-bliss

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/chellebliss

Text BLISS to 24587

**RELEASE BLITZ WITH REVIEW** Compel by Rachel Van Dyken and Patti Stanger


 

Compel by Rachel Van Dyken & Patti Stanger is now live!

 

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken and bestselling author Patti Stanger comes a gripping love story of cursed soulmates who are forced to relive tragedy over and over again until their curse is broken…

Compelled to seduce, designed to kill.

What do you do when your love destroys the only person you are designed to be with?

For centuries I've been trapped in a curse with my soulmate, only she has no idea… until history finally repeats itself.

The Matchmaker of the Fae felt wronged when we both chose our own destinies, and now, we're forced to relive our fate over and over again.

I try like hell to fix the curse, but I remember nothing after each death, only that I'm lonely and heartbroken.

The small town of Orca Cove, Oregon, doesn't help matters.

Filled with paranormal lore from all over the world… if anything, they're just as trapped as I am.

My only help is the large library on my estate.

If I can just find the notes I know I would have hidden, along with texts, maybe this time will be different.

The house groans with need for its mistress.

My heart breaks with sorrow that she doesn't recognize me until it's too late.

Her blood will always be on my hands, just like her heart is in mine.

The path to your soul mate isn't a fairytale—at least ours isn't.

My Fae queen thinks she's nothing more than a normal college student. She believes that the world is just as she sees it, without a clue that the darkness lurking in the shadows, the man she'll fall for once again, the man who will be her demise…

Is me.

Download today or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon: https://geni.us/Compel

Goodreads: https://geni.us/Compel_TBR

Tonya's Review

5 Star


What a great read!

No I didn't read a blurb for this.  If it's a Rachel Van Dyken book, I don't need to.  I'm going to read it no matter what.

With this one, I think it made it better to not get the hints that a blurb can give.  

Everything was a complete mystery for me.  And I honestly think that going in blind, made it better.

I had no clue what was going on.  I was figuring everything out alone with Luna.  It sucked me in and held me there.

I love both Luna and Ben.  And let's not forget about Aengus.

I really hope Aengus gets a book now.

I don't want to say anything about the storyline.  I don't want to give anything away.  There are a few surprises.

I absolutely love this book!

Meet Rachel

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 110 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she’s been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated into more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, a naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenAuthor.com.

Connect with Rachel

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RachelVanDyken

Website: http://rachelvandykenauthor.com

Newsletter: http://bit.ly/RVDNewsletter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachvd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachVD

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2cNVwL9

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/RVDGR

RVD Facebook Group: https://smarturl.it/RVD_FB_Group

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rachelvandyken/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rachvd

Verve: https://ververomance.com/app/RachVD

Meet Patti

Patti Stanger is the star and executive producer of her own television show, the wildly successful Millionaire Matchmaker, on Bravo. But Patti had been receiving worldwide kudos long before her show aired. A third generation matchmaker, she founded the Millionaire’s Club in January of 2000 after serving five years as the Director of Marketing/Special Events for Great Expectations, (the oldest and largest dating service in the U.S.). Her wildly successful matchmaking efforts have been featured on Oprah, E!, MTV, Dateline, Dr. Phil, Ellen, Tyra, NBC News, The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch and numerous other television shows, as well as in Marie Claire, Elle, Glamour, the New York Times, Forbes, The National Enquirer, the Washington Post and many more. She is a popular guest on talk and news shows throughout the world, and is frequently accessed as a dating resource by international media outlets.

Connect with Patti

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Patti-Stanger/author/B002BREUN8

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pattistangerxoxo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattistanger/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2754699.Patti_Stanger

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pattistanger

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/patti-stanger

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pattistanger

Friday, January 20, 2023

**REVIEW TOUR** The Game by Vi Keeland




Title: The Game
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 16, 2023


BLURB

It started out like any other Tuesday.

I spent twelve hours writing algorithms for one of the largest companies in the world and then came home to work on a pet project of mine—feeding facts about the men I knew into a formula to find my perfect match before my twenties came barreling to a close.

But then a man knocked on my door and handed me some papers that turned my life upside down.

Apparently, a father I never knew existed had left me something in his will. That something turned out to be part ownership in a professional football team.

Next thing I knew, I was learning a sport I knew nothing about by spending time with the team’s quarterback who was out with an injury, a man who my formula would definitely determine was all wrong for me.

Christian Knox was too handsome and confident for his own good and could have any woman he wanted. Only lately the only woman he seemed to want was me.

But there was no way I was getting involved when I was now his boss, even if he was insanely gorgeous and had the dirtiest mouth I’d ever come across.

It would be wrong, wouldn’t it?

Probably. But you know what they say about things that are wrong...sometimes they feel so right.







PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU




Tonya's Review
5 Stars

This is another fantastic stand alone from Vi.
This is a football read.
Bella was thrown into being the owner of the Bruins.  Well, after a two-year court battle. 
She had a really hard life growing up after her mom died.  But she's smart, and strong.  
The first meeting between Christian and Bella was hilarious.  I was laughing so hard.
Christian is a great guy.  He plays the long game in winning Bella over.
He puts her first.
Now there is a little, well, not really little, mystery that he does help solve.
Loved this!

AUTHOR BIO


Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.


AUTHOR LINKS



OTHER BOOKS BY VI


AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU



AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU